M&A Deal Summary

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Acquires Just the Cheese

On December 16, 2022, John B. Sanfilippo & Son acquired food company Just the Cheese from Specialty Cheese

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-12-16
Target Just the Cheese
Sector Food
Buyer(s) John B. Sanfilippo & Son
Sellers(s) Specialty Cheese
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Just the Cheese

Reeseville, Wisconsin, United States
Just the Cheese is a baked cheese snacking brands and offers 100% real cheese snack bars and cheese crisps. Just the Cheese is based in Reeseville, Wisconsin.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

John B. Sanfilippo & Son

Elgin, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Distribution
Employees1,400
Revenue 1.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

John B. Sanfilippo & Son is a processor, packager, marketer and distributor of nut and dried fruit based products that are sold under a variety of private brands and under the Company’s Fisher®, Orchard Valley Harvest®, Sunshine Country®, Squirrel Brand® and Southern Style Nuts® brand names. John B. Sanfilippo & Son was founded in 1922 and is based in Elgin, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Food) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-30 Squirrel Brand

McKinney, Texas, United States

Squirrel Brand LP is a provider of of indulgent and premium roasted nuts and snack mixes under its Squirrel Brand and Southern Style Nuts brands. Squirrel Brand was founded in 1888 and is based in McKinney, Texas.

Buy $32M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-06 Treehouse Foods - Snack Bars Business

Lakeville, Minnesota, United States

Treehouse Foods' Snack Bars Business consists of a manufacturing facility that produces snack bars in Lakeville, Minnesota.

Buy $63M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Specialty Cheese

Reeseville, Wisconsin, United States

Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Specialty Cheese is a manufacturer of cheese. Specialty Cheese is based in Reeseville, Wisconsin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1